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Elvehjem Elementary

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Elvehjem Elementary ranks 526 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Elvehjem Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 403 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elvehjem Elementary has shown mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally higher than the district but lower than the state averages. However, the school's performance in Social Studies and Science for 4th grade was stronger, exceeding both the district and state averages. The school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 35.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 27.96% to 32.06% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Elvehjem Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Lowell Elementary and Nuestro Mundo, but lags behind the higher-performing Marquette Elementary. The school's struggles with its English Language Learner and Special Education populations are concerning and indicate a need for targeted interventions and support.

415

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,778

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5106 Academy Dr
Madison, WI 53716-1404

(608) 204-1400

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Elvehjem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sennett Middle
High:	LaFollette High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Two or more races:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

526^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison Metropolitan School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	526 of 1044	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	497 of 1061	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	448 of 1067	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	458 of 1067	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	492 of 1050	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	422 of 1037	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	270 of 1025	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	432 of 1071	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	588 of 1075	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.0	533 of 1076	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.6	414 of 1061	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	400 of 1053	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.9	709 of 1045	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	778 of 1046	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.2	823 of 1045	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.1	721 of 1030	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	480 of 1021	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	279 of 689	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.3	217 of 712	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	260 of 633	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	65.9	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	39 of 133	70.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	223 of 255	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	156 of 269	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	33 of 248	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	142 of 275	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	120 of 287	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	503 of 1001	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	449 of 1011	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	429 of 1010	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	447 of 1017	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	481 of 1004	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	455 of 1002	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	397 of 997	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	105 of 322	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	144 of 331	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	133 of 290	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	105 of 274	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	58 of 271	78.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	756 of 870	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	651 of 866	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	748 of 871	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	688 of 859	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	781 of 847	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	694 of 874	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	595 of 854	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	497 of 1000	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	496 of 1012	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	414 of 1011	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	405 of 1017	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	474 of 1003	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	356 of 1002	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	170 of 997	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	54 of 113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	80 of 119	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	55 of 77	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	30 of 85	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	28 of 76	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	28 of 67	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	695 of 790	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	379 of 770	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	77 of 748	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.4	282 of 746	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	246 of 742	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	150 of 721	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	269 of 718	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	204 of 727	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	91 of 715	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	88 of 704	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	212 of 699	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	194 of 718	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	139 of 686	79.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)78th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies72%+9 vs state

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics47%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elvehjem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5106 Academy Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1400	415	31	13.6	36.6%	218 (52.5%)	51 (12.3%)	61 (14.7%)	23 (5.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.5%)	55.4	526^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.6%		59.2	497^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.2%	29	49.0	62.5	58.5	57.1	38.5	48.2	72.3	52.3	$13,778	$523	$13,256
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Meadowlark Dr	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3420	582	53	10.9	61.5%	174 (29.9%)	238 (40.9%)	62 (10.7%)	41 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.3%)	13.3	920^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.8	927^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.6%	7	30.1	22.0	26.2	38.4	18.3	21.5	41.5	22.0	$13,952	$444	$13,509
Dr Virginia Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Tompkins Dr	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2400	462	45	10.2	58.7%	119 (25.8%)	89 (19.3%)	174 (37.7%)	30 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.9%)	25.1	837^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.8%		18.7	892^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	15.9%	55	37.1	26.6	47.0	31.9	32.3	43.9	44.6	30.8	$17,788	$1,074	$16,715
Schenk Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1500	394	42	9.4	58.1%	116 (29.4%)	79 (20.1%)	138 (35.0%)	20 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	19.6	876^th of 1044 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.5	929^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.4%	53	28.2	34.6	24.6	30.1	30.9	17.7	55.4	41.1	$16,915	$1,377	$15,539
Winnequah School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Greenway Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 221-7677	602	51	11.8	20.3%	455 (75.6%)	21 (3.5%)	53 (8.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.8%)	78.1	189^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.1	185^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.6%	4	70.2	67.6	63.0	72.3	66.7	64.2	76.9	70.4
Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Maple Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6600	329	28	11.7	44.7%	168 (51.1%)	84 (25.5%)	38 (11.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.4%)	59.6	467^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.3%		53.3	589^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.5%	122	55.4	64.3	52.2	62.5	57.1	37.0	66.7	64.3	$14,452	$402	$14,051
Nuestro Mundo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	902 Nichols Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1076	311	28	11.1	40.8%	80 (25.7%)	10 (3.2%)	199 (64.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	46.7	634^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.3%		42.2	705^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.6%	71	42.0	51.1	53.5	48.0	38.3	44.2	66.0	57.5	$15,110	$923	$14,187
Hawthorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3344 Concord Ave	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2500	360	35	10.2	66.7%	65 (18.1%)	90 (25.0%)	117 (32.5%)	38 (10.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.7%)	15.3	904^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	907^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.5%	3	33.3	26.1	32.1	24.5	32.6	22.6	43.5	19.6	$17,322	$1,168	$16,154
Marquette Elementary	Public	3-5	1501 Jenifer St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-3220	169	15	11.1	36.1%	97 (57.4%)	41 (24.3%)	13 (7.7%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.7%)	70.1	315^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.8%		76.7	208^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.4%	107	71.7	63.3	69.4	70.0	51.0	59.2	67.4	57.1	$17,647	$1,078	$16,570
One City Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 531-2128	328	26	12.5	68.0%	30 (9.1%)	212 (64.6%)	38 (11.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	14.2	913^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.5%		15.6	919^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.4%	6	39.1	22.0	38.1	26.1	26.8	7.3	36.6	14.6	$28,249	$1,002	$27,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Elvehjem Elementary

How many students attend Elvehjem Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Elvehjem Elementary.

Is Elvehjem Elementary a good school?

Elvehjem Elementary ranks 526^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Elvehjem Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What is the racial makeup of Elvehjem Elementary?

Students at Elvehjem Elementary are 53% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Elvehjem Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elvehjem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sennett Middle
High : LaFollette High

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